National Stats Guide
Nov 10, 2016 23:33:23 GMT
Post by generalvikus on Nov 10, 2016 23:33:23 GMT
There are three statistics in everyone's national stats - Domestic Popularity (DP), International Popularity (IP) and Prestige (P). Each of these values are taken as percentages, thus having a maximum value of 100 and a minimum of 0. In practice, they will never be either.
Domestic Popularity
This stat reflects the portion of the population that supports your rule. If you're a democracy, this will reset depending on the popularity of the new ruling party every time there is a change of government. If you're a dictatorship of some sort, do not expect your DP to start out high. Domestic popularity reflects the actual feelings of the people and does not mean that they are free to express them. A low domestic popularity value of an autocratic, aristocratic empire like, for example, Russia or Austria-Hungary, reflects that most of the people would replace your rule with something else if they could - for example, a new nation for their own ethnic group, or a revolutionary government. It does not mean that they have the motivation or the means to enforce that wish.
International Popularity
This stat reflects the general international perception of your nation. Peaceful nations like Switzerland will usually have the highest IP. Your IP will increase for actions like negotiating peace treaties, and decrease for things like war crimes – perceived or real.
Prestige
This stat reflects your standing among nations; how powerful, advanced and cultured you are perceived to be. Prestige will be increased by battleships, colonies, victories in international crisis and on the field of battle, and also scientific discoveries or a surge in cultural development. It will be decreased by humiliation and defeat, and limited by backwardness.
Furthermore, each nation has a stability rating, what can be in one of three states;
Stable
Unstable
Revolt
While domestic popularity reflects how your people actually perceive you, stability reflects their willingness and ability to act violently on those thoughts.
Stable nations are those countries whose political systems are characterised by the rule of law, general acceptance of the institutions, and orderly transition of power. Countries can be labelled unstable for a variety of reasons. In ethnically diverse autocratic empires like Russia, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire, instability reflects the existence of nationalist and revolutionary movements that seek to break away from or replace the government. In a relatively homogenous democratic country, instability might be caused by a general loss of faith in the system and period of political turmoil – a good example from this period would be the Dreyfus Affair in France, and a contemporary example might be the upheaval of the year 1968 in western countries, with the widespread student movements, anti-war protests, and civil rights activism.
Instability reflects not just the potential for rebellion and revolt, but also for a disorderly transition of power, such as political assassinations and military coups. A large enough colonial uprising would be another cause of instability.
If your country is unstable, it doesn’t mean that you’re even anywhere close to an open revolt. What it means is that your country has the potential for upheaval, whether it be by revolution, nationalist independence, or a military coup. Stable countries will rarely, if ever, experience these events, and this needs to be taken into account by any player who intends to instigate them. It also means that, if you intend to keep the current rulers in control, they need to actively work to supress political dissent, contain political rivals, and generally maintain their grip on power, and this should be reflected in your domestic actions.
The state of open revolt is reserved for countries experiencing a major uprising, like an attempted revolution or civil war. Uprisings in far-flung colonies don’t count.
Takeaways:
If your DP is low, don’t panic. It just means that there’s a simmering resentment in the minds of your people – not necessarily that it’s going to boil over.
If you’re unstable, don’t panic. It just means that you have to actively work to maintain your grip on power.
If your IP is low, stop murdering people. Or murder them quietly.
If your prestige is low, then there are a number of ways to find your place in the sun. Promoting your culture and scientific advancement can do the trick – but if you really want to be counted among the true Great Powers, then colonies are surely the answer!
Domestic Popularity
This stat reflects the portion of the population that supports your rule. If you're a democracy, this will reset depending on the popularity of the new ruling party every time there is a change of government. If you're a dictatorship of some sort, do not expect your DP to start out high. Domestic popularity reflects the actual feelings of the people and does not mean that they are free to express them. A low domestic popularity value of an autocratic, aristocratic empire like, for example, Russia or Austria-Hungary, reflects that most of the people would replace your rule with something else if they could - for example, a new nation for their own ethnic group, or a revolutionary government. It does not mean that they have the motivation or the means to enforce that wish.
International Popularity
This stat reflects the general international perception of your nation. Peaceful nations like Switzerland will usually have the highest IP. Your IP will increase for actions like negotiating peace treaties, and decrease for things like war crimes – perceived or real.
Prestige
This stat reflects your standing among nations; how powerful, advanced and cultured you are perceived to be. Prestige will be increased by battleships, colonies, victories in international crisis and on the field of battle, and also scientific discoveries or a surge in cultural development. It will be decreased by humiliation and defeat, and limited by backwardness.
Furthermore, each nation has a stability rating, what can be in one of three states;
Stable
Unstable
Revolt
While domestic popularity reflects how your people actually perceive you, stability reflects their willingness and ability to act violently on those thoughts.
Stable nations are those countries whose political systems are characterised by the rule of law, general acceptance of the institutions, and orderly transition of power. Countries can be labelled unstable for a variety of reasons. In ethnically diverse autocratic empires like Russia, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire, instability reflects the existence of nationalist and revolutionary movements that seek to break away from or replace the government. In a relatively homogenous democratic country, instability might be caused by a general loss of faith in the system and period of political turmoil – a good example from this period would be the Dreyfus Affair in France, and a contemporary example might be the upheaval of the year 1968 in western countries, with the widespread student movements, anti-war protests, and civil rights activism.
Instability reflects not just the potential for rebellion and revolt, but also for a disorderly transition of power, such as political assassinations and military coups. A large enough colonial uprising would be another cause of instability.
If your country is unstable, it doesn’t mean that you’re even anywhere close to an open revolt. What it means is that your country has the potential for upheaval, whether it be by revolution, nationalist independence, or a military coup. Stable countries will rarely, if ever, experience these events, and this needs to be taken into account by any player who intends to instigate them. It also means that, if you intend to keep the current rulers in control, they need to actively work to supress political dissent, contain political rivals, and generally maintain their grip on power, and this should be reflected in your domestic actions.
The state of open revolt is reserved for countries experiencing a major uprising, like an attempted revolution or civil war. Uprisings in far-flung colonies don’t count.
Takeaways:
If your DP is low, don’t panic. It just means that there’s a simmering resentment in the minds of your people – not necessarily that it’s going to boil over.
If you’re unstable, don’t panic. It just means that you have to actively work to maintain your grip on power.
If your IP is low, stop murdering people. Or murder them quietly.
If your prestige is low, then there are a number of ways to find your place in the sun. Promoting your culture and scientific advancement can do the trick – but if you really want to be counted among the true Great Powers, then colonies are surely the answer!